Portable boat anchor and rope stowage device



G. SALERNO' 3,143,993

PORTABLE BOAT ANCHOR AND ROPE STOWAGE DEVICE Aug. 11, 1964 Filed Sept.24, 1962 INVENTOR. 54JP4P JWZPA/O 3M2 @444/ AM United States Patent 0"ice 3,143,993 PQRTABLE BOAT ANCHOR AND ROPE STOWAGE DEVIE GaspareSalerno, 12531 Flanders, Detroit 5, Mich. Filed Sept. 24, 1962, Ser. No.225,473 '1 Claim. (Cl. 114-210) This invention relates to a portableboat anchor and rope stowage device and has for its object to providesuch a device which is simple and economical to manufacture and whichelficiently stows the complete anchor, i.e., with its rope, so that itwill nest and its rope entwine neatly in respective positions in whichthey are readily secured and accessible for use and which may beattached to the bulkhead or deck of a boat at times, as during use ofthe anchor, or carried about for transporting it at other times.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages of the invention willbecome apparent during the course of the following description taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawings in which the single figure ofthe drawing is such a device embodying the invention.

Referring to the drawings in greater detail, 5 indicates a backboard forthe device to which is secured a member 7 in spaced relation thereto bymeans which includes, in the instance, Sideboards 8 to provide ananchor-receiving opening at one end of the device to accommodate theflukes of an anchor 10 and nest it so that it is readily accessible foruse while securely wedged in the device for which purpose said openingis caused to decrease in cross-section inwardly from its entering end bythe angular disposition of the member 7 with respect to the backboard 5which, in the instance, is provided by the taper on the front edges ofthe sideboards 8. The device further comprises, in combination, cleatmeans on which to belay the rope 12 of the anchor which means, in theinstance, includes a member 13 having cleats 14 fastened to thesideboards 8 beneath the member 7 so that, depending upon the type ofanchor, either the coiled anchor rope can be made to overlie theoverhanging shank of the anchor or vice versa as shown in the drawings.

It will thus be seen that there has been provided by the presentinvention a portable boat anchor and rope stowage device in which theobject hereinabove set forth together with many thoroughly practicaladvantages have been successfully achieved. It should be understood thatvarious changes and modifications may be made without departing from theambit of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A portable boat anchor and rope stowage device comprising means adaptedto be secured to a backboard and defining an anchor-receiving openingwith the backboard to accommodate the flukes of an anchor, the anchorstowed in said opening by inserting its flukes thereinto from above thesame, said means including structure spaced apart at opposite sides ofsaid opening, and cleat means including a cleat on each such structure,said anchor in its stowed position extending from above said opening,through said means, and out on the other side below said opening, theanchor rope belayed on the pair of cleats when the anchor is in itsstowed position in said opening.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS878,394 Holle Feb. 4, 1908 1,716,863 Morris et al. June 11, 19292,705,467 Ogg et al. Apr. 5, 1955 Patented Aug. 11, 1964

